Young Stars Of London 2012 Olympic Orchestra Reunite For First Performance Since The Games

80 young musicians aged 7-18 from East London joined forces with LSO players to recreate their iconic performance at the London 2012 Games last night.

The performance celebrates 10 years of LSO St Luke’s, the LSO’s music education and community entre which has served the community of East London and beyond for the past decade, reaching some 60,000 people annually

The talented musicians performing on Thursday included:

*12 year old Bevlyn Anyaoku-Clough from Canary Wharf, who began playing the Bassoon just 2 and a half years ago and has gone on to play before the Queen and mayor Boris Johnson as well as opening to an international audience of more than 1 billion.

*Aissatu Jalloh from Tower Hamlets, also 12, who began playing the Cello three years ago and was the first cellist to accept a scholarship from the mayor of London, before going on to perform with LSO.

*Melisande Croft, 15, who has played the Clarinet for 6 years and is balancing her musical education with GCSE’s, with the aim of achieving straight A’s.

*Seve Chuquivala-Jose, a 15 year old Clarinet player from Lewisham who has played for the Queen and following the London 2012 performance is hoping to get a place at the Junior Guildhall School of Music.

Claire first started Violin at the age of 6, and thanks to a thriving musical community, she soon began lessons on the Piano and Recorder. At the age of 15, Claire was fortunate enough to commence studies on the Harp

Solo Flamenco Guitarist Antonio is currently based in London and is available for hire anywhere in the UK or Internationally. Antonio is truly a world class flamenco gutiarist and has performed extensively around the world.

Lucy and Maria are a London-based flute and guitar duo, they met whilst both studying for Masters Degrees at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and have since worked together in a number of projects.